Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 38.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Peru, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
$5.00
KHR20,310.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$7.00
KHR28,434.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$1.03
KHR4,177.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$0.97
KHR3,940.14
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
Peru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$1.98
KHR8,031.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.84
|
$6.21
KHR25,242.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
$8.18
KHR33,212.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$1.99
KHR8,099.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.57
|
$2.07
KHR8,391.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
$2.03
KHR8,233.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.88
KHR3,581.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.72
KHR7,001.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$0.67
KHR2,737.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.71
KHR2,890.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.64
KHR2,592.65
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
Peru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.23
|
$4.45
KHR18,072.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.02
|
$10.60
KHR43,057.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,752.88
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,038,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.08
|
$8.89
KHR36,102.59
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
Peru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.75
|
$30.80
KHR125,109.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.02
|
$497.89
KHR2,022,448.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN928.52
|
$275.83
KHR1,120,435.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.03
|
$83.92
KHR340,873.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN730.64
|
$356.67
KHR1,448,780.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,062.98
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,296,513.75
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$1.00
KHR4,062.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
$2.92
KHR11,867.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.26
|
$1.75
KHR7,108.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.04
|
$49.38
KHR200,561.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
$5.25
KHR21,325.50
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Peru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN169.99
|
$24.00
KHR97,488.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.28
|
$22.71
KHR92,265.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.28
|
$94.38
KHR383,351.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.20
|
$59.43
KHR241,398.86
|
|
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